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re⋅qui⋅es⋅cat

  [rek-wee-es-kaht, -kat]
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–noun
a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
Origin:
1815–25; < L: short for requiescat in pace
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req·ui·es·cat   (rěk'wē-ěs'kāt', -kät')   
n.  A prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead.

[Latin, third person sing. present subjunctive of requiēscere, to rest : re-, re- + quiēscere, to rest; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots.]
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requiescat 
"name of a prayer for the repose of the dead," 1824, from L. phrase requiescat in pace (often abbreviated R.I.P.), lit. "may he begin to rest in peace," from inceptive of requies "rest, repose" (see requiem).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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